百特发布气候相关财务披露(TCFD)特别工作组报告，并入选道琼斯北美可持续发展指数

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DEERFIELD, Ill. - 2023-12-11

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, today published its first report 符合气候相关财务披露工作组(TCFD)的建议, 最近被纳入国际可持续发展标准委员会的标准. TCFD框架旨在帮助改善与气候相关的信息披露，这与百特的投资者和治理领域的其他主要利益相关者有关, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. 在TCFD报告发布之际，百特被提名为2023年北美道琼斯可持续发展指数(DJSI)成分股公司, recognizing the company's leading sustainability efforts. 自2005年推出以来，百特每年都自豪地被列入DJSI北美.

“不断加强ladbrokes立博体育对利益相关者优先考虑的气候相关主题的报告，是百特企业责任方法的核心和长期宗旨," said José (Joe) E. Almeida, chairman, president and chief executive officer at Baxter. “TCFD报告为评估ladbrokes立博体育在这些关键领域的战略和绩效提供了一个有价值的框架，因为ladbrokes立博体育将继续寻求对患者产生积极影响, our planet, and our people and communities." 

百特的TCFD报告包括公司对气候相关风险和机遇的管理信息. Baxter is committed to transparency and strong disclosure in this area, 到2040年，该公司将实现其直接运营的碳中和目标，到2030年，将第1类和第2类温室气体的绝对排放量减少25%, aligned with a well-below 2⁰ Celsius science-based target. The TCFD report complements Baxter's annual Corporate Responsibility Report, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index and submissions to CDP Climate and CDP Water, as well as other environmental, social and governance-related disclosures. Moving forward, 百特希望在公司的年度企业责任报告中根据TCFD框架进行报告.

About Corporate Responsibility at Baxter: Making a Meaningful Difference Worldwide

Responsible corporate citizenship advances Baxter’s aspirations as a healthcare leader, 激发全球创新，加强员工的敬业精神，以正确的方式开展业务. Our commitment to "Empower our Patients," "Protect our Planet,和“支持ladbrokes立博体育的员工和社区”指导着ladbrokes立博体育努力成为一家对社会负责和可持续发展的企业，以及专注于多元化的首选雇主, equity and inclusion. ladbrokes立博体育最近保持了EcoVadis可持续发展黄金评级，并于2023年被列入富时罗素的FTSE4Good指数系列和JUST Capital的美国最公正公司名单, among numerous other regional and country-specific recognitions across the globe. Learn more about Baxter's corporate responsibility initiatives here.  

About Baxter

Every day, millions of patients, caregivers and healthcare providers rely on Baxter's leading portfolio of diagnostic, critical care, kidney care, nutrition, hospital and surgical products used across patient homes, hospitals, physician offices and other sites of care. For more than 90 years, ladbrokes立博体育一直在一个关键的交叉点上运作，在这里，拯救和维持生命的创新与实现这一目标的医疗保健提供者相遇. With products, digital health solutions and therapies available in more than 100 countries, 百特在全球的员工正以公司丰富的医学突破传统为基础，推进下一代变革性医疗创新. To learn more, visit www.bowtieschildrenssalon.com and follow us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. 

本新闻稿包括有关百特对未来TCFD披露的预期的前瞻性陈述, carbon neutrality and emissions goals. The statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: satisfaction of regulatory and other requirements; actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities (including with respect to climate change and other sustainability matters); changes in law and regulations; Baxter's ability to execute on capital allocation plans; the occurrence of manufacturing difficulties; future actions of third parties; and other risks identified in Baxter's most recent filing on Form 10-K and other SEC filings, all of which are available on Baxter's website. Baxter does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

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